#song

Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you. ↗

— Rufus Wainwright

#been #believe #cuts #explore #fog

I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible. ↗

— David Byrne

#always #i #i think #i write #sometimes

What is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few.' I think of that. No big deal. I've reached a stage in my life where I am content. ↗

— Gabriel Byrne

#big #big deal #content #days #deal

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. ↗

— Lord Byron

#satire #song #theme

I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album. ↗

— Vanessa Carlton

#body #capture #catchy #complete #couple

I think my songwriting might be a little more on the darker side maybe. ↗

— Neko Case

#i #i think #little #maybe #might

When my dad died a lot of songs came, and they're still coming. ↗

— Rosanne Cash

#coming #dad #died #lot #songs

There are no rules to writing a song. ↗

— Randy Castillo

#song #writing

My musical heroes are people like Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie who wrote and sang real songs for real people; for everyone, old, young, and in between. ↗

— Tom Chapin

#everyone #guthrie #heroes #like #musical

I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing 'em. ↗

— Big Bill Broonzy

#folk songs #guess #heard #horse #i